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Director:
Writers:
Mary Hayley Bell (novel)
Keith Waterhouse (writer) ...
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Release Date:
15 January 1962 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Tagline:
That "Parent Trap" Girl in Her Latest and Greatest more
Plot:
Little Kathy discovers a man wanted for murder hiding in her family's barn. When she askes him who he was... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 4 BAFTA Film Awards. more
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Beautiful, nostalgic film more (39 total)

Cast

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Hayley Mills ... Kathy Bostock
Bernard Lee ... Mr. Bostock

Alan Bates ... The Man
Norman Bird ... Eddie
Elsie Wagstaff ... Auntie Dorothy
Diane Holgate ... Nan Bostock
Alan Barnes ... Charles Bostock
Hamilton Dyce ... The Vicar
Diane Clare ... Sunday School Teacher
Patricia Heneghan ... Salvation Army Girl
Roy Holder ... Jackie
John Arnatt ... Superintendent Teesdale
Howard Douglas ... The Vet
Ronald Hines ... P.C. Thurstow
Gerald Sim ... Detective
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Additional Details

Runtime:
99 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The siffleur on the sound-track is the producer, Richard Attenborough. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When the children are eating breakfast, the height of Charles's egg changes between shots. more
Quotes:
Kathy Bostock: Who is it?
The Man: Jesus Christ.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Andrew Lloyd Webber: Masterpiece (2002) (TV) more

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Beautiful, nostalgic film, 10 December 2004
Author: hesketh27 from Southport Lancashire Uk

Whistle Down the Wind has remained one of my favourite films ever since I saw it as a young child many years ago when my parents took me to see it when it was originally released. The performances by all the children in the film are charming and Alan Bates excels as the criminal who is mistaken for Jesus. For me, the special aspects of the film are its genuine innocence and the capturing of a much simpler time in England that will never return. I myself was born and grew up in the north in an area similar to the one shown in the film and today, now aged 48, watch the film with great nostalgia and a warm feeling about my carefree life as a child. I also feel sadness that many children in our country today cannot enjoy the freedom to roam and play far and wide as I (and the children in the film) could do at that time. I have never met anyone who didn't enjoy this underrated classic and defy anyone not to be moved by the naturalness of the performances. A marvelous addition to anyone's DVD collection and one that I treasure.

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